Sprint is the latest operator in the US to announce that it will be carrying the Nexus One mobile phone from Google. Although the company has yet to formalize a date for the launch of the handset that earlier this week was confirmed for AT&T customers of the Sprint network will be able to get the phone “soon” the company has said. The news means that the Google phone, which has ... Read More

Google’s semi-secret Nexus One handset has been more or less exhaustively leaked at this point, with very few cats left to let out of the bag. The only two major points left were the tech specs and the release date – and now, even those have made their way out. Our friends over at Engadget just had a chat with someone who could spill the beans – and spill they did. ... Read More

Google has released a minor update for their operating system for cell phones, Android. The new version is 2.0.1 and the changes it brings along are aimed at developers rather than end users. The company fixed several known bugs of edition 2.0 and included a brand new SDK pack. Google also stated that all Android 2.0 handsets would get their update to the new version by the end of this ... Read More

Attention Android owners nlikely to be 2.0-ed any time soon! You can now stop holding your breath. Google Maps Navigation is coming to 1.6, and you can download it right now. It’s missing a feature or two (voice-activated navigation, for instance), but it’s 95% there. Of course, depending on your handset, network, and so on, your mileage (so to speak) may vary. ... Read More

When it comes to the mobile Web, increasingly there are only two mobile platforms which matter: Apple and Android. According to AdMob’s October, 2009 mobile metrics report, the iPhone/iPod Touch and Android phones accounted for 75 percent of mobile Web traffic in the U.S., as measured by all the mobile ad requests it tracks. That number is up from a combined 65 percent in September, 2009. The iPhone is miles ahead ... Read More

In case you love Google Earth and you happen to own an iPhone then you'll be happy to know that version 2.0 is now available. The update brings support for 31 languages and lots of other features. Google Earth for iPhone 2.0 will offer you custom maps support which means you will be able to access maps created by you or other from the My Maps interface. The software will also ... Read More

Google has signed an agreement to acquire mobile advertising network AdMob for $750 million in stock, the search giant's third-largest acquisition, it announced in a press release yesterday. AdMob's focus on web and app display ads - with more than 15,000 mobile websites and applications already in its network - will compliment Google's focus on search ads. "Mobile advertising has enormous potential as a marketing medium and while this industry is ... Read More

Google Voice has 1.4 million users, 570,000 of which use the service every day of the week, according to a letter submitted to the Federal Communications Commission about the service, BusinessWeek reports. The figures represent the service's user base before it launched a light version that lets users keep their phone number and use Google Voice for voicemail functionality, announced just last week. It is likely that the functionality will attract ... Read More

Google has announced Google Maps Navigation (Beta) for Android 2.0 devices. This new feature comes with everything you’d expect to find in a GPS navigation system, like 3D views, turn-by-turn voice guidance and automatic rerouting. But unlike most navigation systems, Google Maps Navigation was built from the ground up to take advantage of your phone’s Internet connection. The first phone to have Google Maps Navigation and Android 2.0 is the ... Read More

Google is now offering a light version of Google Voice that allows users to utilize Voice as their primary voicemail provider without changing their phone number, according to a company blog post. When signing-up for the service, there's an option to chose a new number or use an existing one. Current Google Voice users can opt-in phone numbers they are already forwarding to, as well. The service will text message or ... Read More